US President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law Thursday, completing the passage of the largest military spending bill in US history—$901 billion, or over $1 trillion when combined with supplemental funding passed earlier this year.
The Senate voted 77-20 on Wednesday to pass the bill. The Democratic leadership, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, voted for the bill. They were joined by Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, both of whom released a video last month calling on military personnel to disobey illegal orders—as Trump was sending the US military on a murder spree off the coast of Latin America.
Citing Trump’s statements about using troops to shoot protesters in America, Slotkin invoked the legacy of the Nuremberg tribunals, which convicted Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace. But when it came time to vote, this invocation was revealed to be completely meaningless. Slotkin voted to hand Trump the resources to pursue his military adventure against Venezuela…
A world war you say? Golly.
« Third time’s the charm!! »
Why am I suddenly reminded of that moment from Attack of the Clones when Chancellor Palpy was given unlimited war rights.
I live in NW Ohio and the Ohio Air National guard has been flying maneuvers daily for months. I have the disturbing thought in the back of my mind this is all a military buildup for when the orange nazi pulls the US out of NATO next year to “celebrate” the 250th bday of the nation and starts doing what Germany did with the outbreak of WW2
The Empire in Star Wars literally represents the US. The rebels represented the Vietnamese.
I’m starting to think that the republicans and democrats are just one party and, as George Costanza says, “They’re scattin’ and be-boppin’ all over us!”. They only have allegiance to themselves, not the citizenry.
Both sides gotta get their share of the quatloos.
Congress has been passing this spending authorization bill every year since 1961.
Notably among House Democrats, it’s mostly the New Democrat Coalition (older, moderate, Clinton era 3rd way) voting for this & the Congressional Progressive Caucus (newer, liberal, progressive) voting against it. They’re a big tent party.
Vote New Democrat Coalition Congressional Progressive Caucus Yea 62 22 Nay 18 59 Senate Democrats were likewise split with 28 for & 18 against with the more progressive tending to vote against.
Slotkin will do whatever is best for Israel, every time, as will Schumer.
Obscenely corrupt. These people shouldn’t be helping Trump on a single bill…even if he placates them with what amounts to a jobs program. Not a single vote until ICE is gone and he starts following the law…just for starters.
WHY DIDN’T THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY STOP THEM!!!¡???
What? The news calls out dems because it’s already safe to assume that the R’s are doing everything their dear leader demands as always. The dems betrayed their constituents again, that’s the only thing news worthy thing here.
no shit.
Well great - a customary /s would have left no doubt.
fuck you and your customary slash s
C’mon, this isn’t reddit.
No, but it IS still the internet, where nobody can hear your tone of voice or see your facial expressions. How do you suppose anyone is supposed to tell the difference between OP and someone saying the EXACT same thing, totally serious?
For me it was the upside-down exclamation mark that gave it away. And I’d rather see it as satire.
Well, so much for universal healthcare.
Two wings same facist bird
The world under capitalism is so twisted that war is good for the economy. Let’s start using ecology as a measuring stick. That money thing is old and worn out and it shows us humans to be fools.
war is good for business
peace is good for business
volatility/uncertainty is even better, for those who know how the casino actually operates
We live in a purposely unbalanced hell for profits.
Well said. I hope this happens in my life time.
No one can eat money.
The rich will eat other humans without question if it meant getting fresh meat.
They came come take my meat from my cold dead hands.
Yeah. I said it, lol
It is just a distraction from the epstein files /s
No, that’s just silly, of course Democrats would hold the line and vote against such measures!
Unless…
Too many of them in the Epstein files, too?
But god forbid we give people food, housing, or health care.
But those aren’t fReEdOmS according to all the fragile egod snowflakes in under armor and grunt style tshirts
More war = less people = more food for the survivors. It’s simple maths {taps head }
